Seeking Finer Fields: 2011-03-06

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Are we a good read?

"We might be the only Gospel many people ever read."

-- Pope Benedict XVI, from Ash Wednesday, 2011 homily at Santa Sabina in Rome

Santa Anselmo

On Ash Wednesday, Pope Benedict XVI continued an ancient tradition, processing from Santa Anselmo Church on the Aventine Hill in Rome, to the beautiful 5th-century basilica of Santa Sabina. Here, he presided at Mass and imposed ashes on the faithful. His words, above, have me really considering Lenten resolutions...

Article about Ash Wednesday service with Pope Benedict XVI in Rome

"Hide not your talents, they for use were made: What's a sundial in the shade?"
-- Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanac

"The secret of joy in work is contained in one word -- excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it."
-- Pearl S. Buck, Nobel Prize Winner

"Do little things with great love."
-- St. Therese of Lisieux

"An adventure is an inconvenience rightly con- sidered."
-- G.K. Chesterton

"They who seek the Lord shall praise Him: 'May your hearts be ever merry!'"
-- Psalm 22:27

How to find joy -- "Order your soul, reduce your wants, live in charity, associate in Christian community, obey the laws, trust in Providence."
-- Saint Augustine

"The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong."
-- Laura Ingalls Wilder

"Let persistence be a miracle in you."
-- Saint Claude de la Colombiere, S.J.

"No music soothes the ear, no words so sweet to hear, no memories half so dear, as Jesus, Son of God."
-- St. Bernard of Clairvaux

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Thursday, March 10, 2011

Ash Wednesday 2011

Are we a good read?

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